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Not only is he old, but he knows little about silencers.Prof Young So I heard an old geezer talk about taping a cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels to the barrel of a 22LR gun and getting the same affect as an expensive suppressor. Could this be true?
Do not pass Go without paying $200 and getting a tax stamp. Your advice would cause the OP to commit a violation of Federal law.big al hunter You know...I usually say don't try this at home...but in this case I say try it and let us know.
A two liter plastic bottle would make a very effective silencer for a few rounds. Un fact there was an ad in Shotgun News for decades selling a threaded adapter to attach one to your barrel. The ad didn't mention the need to have a tax stamp.AK103K Ive seen a .22 pistol with a 2-liter pop bottle attached fired, and it works pretty well, for a few rounds anyway. As the hole in the end gets bigger, it gets louder. Its not suppressor quiet, but its pretty quiet.
Not only firearms charges, but tax evasion as well.JohnKSa Just be aware that without the proper licensing, the penalty for being caught experimenting with making silencers, even cheap, makeshift, possibly nonfunctional, silencers, is a significant amount of time in federal prison.
No, ATF regs clearly don't restrict "shooting through tires".Onward Allusion Completely asinine to be having a discussion on the legality of shooting through tires to dampen the report of a firearm. But then again, pretty much most ATF regs are that way.
Never shot a .22 pistol with a silencer?SIGSHR A 45 ACP is a much better choice for a silenced handgun IMHO.
Then explain silencer designs that do not use baffles.Taping a cardboard tube to a 22 ? It's the baffling inside the tube that does the silencing.